After the Wire - 1/20/2013
Evan Hammonds recaps the Sunshine Millions Classic, Lecomte Stakes, and Silverbulletday Stakes. watch video
Articles posted January 20, 2013
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More Chocolate Wins Dirt Debut in La Canada
More Chocolate, making her first start on dirt for trainer John Sadler, put away Willa B Awesome in the stretch and shook clear for her first stakes victory in the $150,000 La Canada (gr. II) Jan. 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Charming Kitten Wins Kitten's Joy for Ramsey
Odds-on choice Charming Kitten, a son of Kitten's Joy, won the $100,000 Kitten's Joy Stakes for 3-year-olds on the turf at Gulfstream Park Jan. 20.
Slideshow: The 42nd Eclipse Awards
View the festivities and winners of the 2012 Eclipse Awards. view slideshow
Kentucky Horseman Henry White Dies
Henry D. White, a prominent Central Kentucky horseman, died Jan. 20 of heart failure at 85.
Wrote Half Sister Heads Tattersalls February
Diara Angel, a half sister to 2011 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) winner Wrote, heads a large catalog for the 2013 Tattersalls February Sale Feb. 7.
Ortiz Duo Wins First 7 Races on Aqueduct Card
Apprentice jockey Jose Ortiz won the first three races and brother Irad Ortiz Jr. took races 4 through 7 to give them a sweep of the first seven races Jan. 20 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Dominguez Showing Improvement
Three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez, diagnosed with a displaced skull fracture as a result of a spill Jan. 18 at Aqueduct Racetrack, is improving as he remains in intensive care.
Quarter Given to Indiana Stallion Station
Quarter Given, a winning half brother to 2003 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) and 2004 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) winner Pleasantly Perfect, will enter stud in 2013 at Indiana Stallion Station in Anderson, Ind.
Good, Good Night for Fink
Higher-energy Eclipse Award ceremony Jan. 19 honors longtime owner/breeder Morton Fink with three trophies. Godolphin/Darley also picks up three awards.
Wise Dan Sweeps HOY, Older Male, Turf Titles
Morton Fink's homebred Wise Dan swept three categories--male turf horse, older male, and Horse of the Year--at the Jan. 19 Eclipse Awards ceremony in Hallandale Beach, Fla., becoming the first horse to do so since John Henry.
Shanghai Bobby Posts Final Holy Bull Breeze
The morning after capturing an Eclipse Award, undefeated Shanghai Bobby worked five furlongs in 1:00 4/5 Jan. 20 in his final tune-up for the upcoming Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
Eclipse Award Overview; Winners, Votes
A voting overview of the 2012 Eclipse Award winners and other candidates, along with number of first-place votes for each category is listed in this story.
Don't Cross Me to At Liberty Farms
New York winner Don't Cross Me has been retired from racing to stand the 2013 season at At Liberty Farms near Fort Salonga, N.Y.
Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship Overview (AAEP 2012)
Establishing and maintaining an active, functional veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) is the cornerstone to providing the best care for horses, said Richard Lesser, DVM, of Equine Clinic at OakenCroft, in Ravena, N.Y., during a recent veterinarian discussion on ethics. This VCPR is a legal "contract" between the veterinarian and the...
Slideshow: 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan
A look back at Wise Dan's 2012 Horse of the Year campaign. View Slideshow
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